DIY making of a sofa cushion is not only an interesting thing to do, but it is a great opportunity to refresh the look of your living room. If you go to the market to buy a new sofa cushion then you may face challenges like fabric difference and color mismatch etc, but making a sofa or couch cushion by yourself will be an easy job to design or customize a perfect sofa cushion for your living room sofa. If you want to change the entire cushions of your living room sofa because of updated interior design then you have a wider playground in terms of fabric type, color, and texture according to the latest trends. So this article is all about how to make a sofa cushion(DIY) through easily applicable steps that are discussed below in detail.
A brief anatomy of sofa cushion
1. The first component is the internal filling or stuffing material. However foam, down feather, and fiber fill are the popular options used as internal stuffing material.
2. The second component is the batting material. Batting is the external layer wrapped on the stuffing foam to add extra coziness and firmness to the final product of the sofa cushion.
3. The third component is sofa fabric. It is normally used to make a sofa cushion cover. Leather, velvet, cotton, and polyester are commonly used as sofa cushion fabric and are also considered the best material to make cushion covers.
5 Practical steps to make a sofa cushion from scratch
1. Arrange relevant material
- Fabric to make cushion cover
- Foam as filling stuff
- Batting material
- Scissors
- Common pins to hold the fabric
- Measuring tape or ruler
- Sewing machine
- Thread best matched with the fabric
- Zipper
- Marking pen
- Piping material (Optional)
- Adhesive spray
Some of the material items are displayed in the following picture.
2. Cut the Foam
The first practical step is cutting the foam according to the size of your sofa cushion. You may avoid the step of cutting of cushion foam if you manage to carry the exact measurement while purchasing foam from the market. It is because you may get your required size without additional effort, but most probably you have to compromise on the raw measurement of foam.
However, you need to take care of the density while shopping for foam from the market. You also need to keep in mind the space of 1″ to 2″ for padding material while deciding the density of foam for the cushion. So before cutting the foam, you need to measure the required size of the cushion. In the last step, you can use a sharp scissor to cut the foam, but it requires little attention otherwise it may cause wasting of foam due to cutting on the wrong pattern.
3. Sewing of sofa cushion cover
Before sewing the cushion cover you need to decide the pattern or design of the cover. Two popular styles are mostly used, one is the cushion cover with zipper and the other is the envelope style cushion cover. However, some people also like to use Velcro while sewing the cushion cover. This decision will help you to arrange the right material and the further sewing process like fabric cutting for the cushion cover.
Out of the all steps, the sewing process of covers for the cushion is the most crucial and tricky step to make a sofa cushion. However, you can get a detailed analysis of the sewing process through this blog post. When you comprehensively study the article on the sewing of the cushion cover, then you will be competent enough to find out how to make a sofa cushion cover. However, if you want to sew a couch cushion cover by hand then this process also helps you a lot, because more than 70% of the process is similar to it.
4. Attach Batting material with the foam
Batting material is available in different types like cotton, memory foam, etc. The purpose of using Batting material is to make the sofa cushion fluffier and soft, which means it helps to increase its comfort. To add batting material with the foam you need to cut it on the same pattern and size as you have cut the foam. The foam cutting is described in detail in the above-mentioned step.
Once the cutting of batting material is done, then you need to wrap it throughout the whole foam that is already prepared to make a cushion. In the second step, you need to do adhesive spray by putting on the batting material with one hand and then placing it back instantly. After that, you need to repeat the whole process with all sides and dimensions of the foam. When batting material is attached to the foam, then spare the foam for a few minutes so that the adhesive spray can properly do its job. It will also help you in DIY sofa cushion replacement of the foam.
5. Put on the cushion cover to foam
This final step is very easy in making a sofa cushion. In this step, you just need to put on the sofa cushion cover to the foam and finish it by zipping it up. After completing this process you are required to place back and adjust your new sofa cushion on the sofa frame. This step is commonly practiced that you put off the cover for washing and then place it back on the sofa cushion, so this final step is 100% similar to it.
Final Verdict
The upholstery of a sofa is a very viral question because it is commonly asked by people when they have decided to refresh their living spaces. However, if you have comprehensively understood the process that how to make a sofa cushion, then don’t worry you will be competent enough to reupholster a sofa cushion by hand. It is because both processes are 70% to 80% the same, and if you want to make a couch cushion cover without a zipper, then this blog post also practically helps you in this process.
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